See you in September

Click here to start out with a song about SEPTEMBER, what else!

WHAT to do with leftovers...

I know I'm not the only one who can't figure out how to dispose of leftover and unused drug prescriptions. We are told NOT to flush medicines down the toilet because it affects our water supply and critters in the water systems. I have taken pills back to the drug store from which I bought them and that works although one does hope they don't reuse them. Once a year, we have a simple solution to destroy unused drugs.

September 29 is “National Prescription Drug Take Back Day." Click here for more info.

 Federal and local law enforcement agencies prevent pill abuse or theft and allow any medicine to be dropped off to be destroyed.

“Prescription drug abuse has reached epidemic proportions in our country,” U.S. Attorney Anne Tompkins said in a news release. “Events like this give people the opportunity to safely remove prescription drugs from their homes and put them beyond the reach of those who may abuse them.”

Last year North Carolina collected over 7,500 pounds of prescription drugs according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.  

Drop off sites are open Saturday, September 29, 2012

Mecklenburg County

• Bi-Lo: 9101 Pineville-Matthews Rd., Pineville, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Cornelius Town Hall, 21445 Catawba Ave., Cornelius, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Harris Teeter (multiple sites): 959 Sam Furr Rd., 5810 Prosperity Church Rd., 6701 Morrison Blvd., 7852 Rea Rd., and 1811 Matthews Township Pkwy. Matthews. All open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., except for Morrison Boulevard location, which will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Pike’s Pharmacy, 2133 Shamrock Dr., Charlotte; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Walgreen’s, 9202 Lawyers Rd., Charlotte, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Union County

• Food Lion, 3812 E. Hwy. 74, Wingate, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

• Stallings Police Department: 315 Stallings Rd., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Wal-Mart: 2406 W. Roosevelt Blvd., Monroe, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Waxhaw Police Department, 703 E.W. South. Main St., Waxhaw, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Wesley Chapel Fire Department, 315 Waxhaw Indian Trail Rd, Waxhaw, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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               NOT LEFTOVER!

Here's a song for you...click here, sultry and sexy with the signature mirror shades! 

White haired and long flowing beard, he could pass for Santa coming a bit early to town, our town. The Neighborhood Theatre in NoDa, Charlotte is presenting an oldie but goody, septuagenarian and father of Delta Funk: Leon Russell. Many of us remember seeing and hearing Leon for the first time tickling the ivories with Joe Cocker's band, Mad Dogs and Englishmen on their live 1970 album. Yes I was alive then and old enough to rock and roll!  

In 2010 Elton John dug up Leon from his state of self exile and recorded some songs with him. Then in 2011, Russell was inducted into the R&R Hall of Famers, introduced by Elton himself. Hallelujah! Click here to view

Neighborhood Theatre, 511 E. 36th St. Charlotte

704-358-9298

www.neighborhoodtheatre.com.

$25-$40. Sept. 29, 8 p.m. 

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 You know and I know that rock and roll can NEVER die! 

Farm Aid video by Karen Cohen 2012

Neil Young said it best! I just caught my first Farm Aid concert on September 22 in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Neil Young hosted a sold out show with fellow melody makers: Jack Johnson, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews, just to name a few. Willie Nelson finished the all day festival which ran from 4pm-11pm+. The guys shared a new song, called "Home Grown". 

Farm Aid has been raising funds for the farmers of America for the past 27 years since 1985. Here was the lineup for that premiere show: Alabama, Hoyt Axton, The Beach Boys, The Blasters, Bon Jovi, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, David Allan Coe, John Conlee, Charlie Daniels Band,John Denver, Bob Dylan, John Fogerty, Foreigner, Vince Gill, Arlo Guthrie,Sammy Hagar, Merle Haggard, Daryl Hall, Emmylou Harris, Don Henley,Waylon Jennings, Billy Joel, Randy Newman, George Jones, Rickie Lee Jones, B. B. King, Carole King, Kris Kristofferson, Huey Lewis, Loretta Lynn,John Mellencamp, Roger Miller, Joni Mitchell, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Charley Pride,Bonnie Raitt, Lou Reed, Kenny Rogers, Brian Setzer, Sissy Spacek, Tanya Tucker, Eddie Van Halen, Debra Winger, Neil Young, and Joe Ely. OMG!

 Now some of these dudes are in their 50's, 60's, 70's and are still rocking. "Old man, look at my life, I'm a lot like you are. "

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The money raised from the annual Farm Aid concerts provides food, legal, financial and psychological assistance to farmers who have lost their crops and belongings through natural disasters, such as victims of Hurricane Katrina.

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Tootlin' from North Carolina to Hershey PA took us about 8+ hours. To pass the time, I signed up with audible.com and we listened to a book read out loud through my smart phone. You can plug in earbuds and share them with your driving buddy and both listen, or play the phone on speaker. How cool is that! Each book is priced differently and you accrue points.  

      

                                          

                                

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Vote NOW: Yes, now! Click on this link to place your vote for Hickory Tavern, Charlotte, NC

                                  For The Second Year In A Row
                      HICKORY TAVERN
                                   Has Made The Finals In The
              ESPN Best Sports Bar In North America!

Show your Charlotte hometown pride and help keep this title in the Carolinas. The competitors are: Gator's Cafe and Saloon in Florida and Moose McGillycuddy's in Hawaii. Having not been to either of those establishments, I can personally testify for Hickory Tavern as being the best out of the lot. There's two within 5 miles of my home and I am there at least once a month! Good place to grab a late night meal, a quick bite for lunch or dinner and enough TV screens to spin your head! Click here to vote.

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Free, did I say Free? Free Museum Day all over this country-

          Click here to get two free tickets Saturday Sept. 29, 2012  

Enter your information to get an email reply with free tickets for 

                                           two.

                                          

Carolina's Aviation Museum

4672 First Flight Dr

Charlotte , NC 28208   

AND                           

Mint Museum Randolph

2730 Randolph Road

Charlotte, NC 28207

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Another oldie but goodie, I found this vehicle in a car lot upstate New York.           Now I want one! Click here

       Do you know what make and model this is? Email me if you do:              kbshoots55@gmail.com

February 20

EAT HERE: Give me-The Liberty!

Located on South Blvd heading north before entering uptown, Liberty is tucked in and almost invisible but don't miss it. If you want a juicy, thick burger, let Chef/owner and Johnson and Wales (Charleston) graduate Tom Condron handle the job. Mr. Condron previously worked at Mimosa Grill, Upstream, Zink and M5 before joining Matthew Pera to create Charlotte's First Gastropub. Affordable food, family friendly, loaded with 20 craft brewskies, cleverly designed with recycled furnishings, this place shouts FUN as soon as you enter. MUST try:  truffle cheese fries with the Liberty pub burger! 

WOO-HOO! Highland Brewing Company Dinner on February 22-Wednesday. Click the woo-hoo for the complete menu!

1812 South Boulevard  Charlotte, NC 28203 (704) 332-8830

REtail: Lee Lighting is the grandaddy of lighting stores in our area. Oodles of chandeliers, lamps, wall sconces, even decorative wall mirrors, you will find something gorgeous at Lee Lighting, next to Carolina Place Mall. Right now: 15%off everything plus:

Woo-Hoo! 50% OFF sale items  - ONE WEEK ONLY!!! 

                               Started: February 18

                                       11600 Carolina Place Pkwy
                                           Pineville, NC 28134
                                               704-540-5878

smART: Have you been to the Mint Museum yet? Not the newly located uptown Mint, this is the "other Mint". This Mint has great art, great classes, lectures and is featuring a New York transplant from England: Edward Lycett. In the 1861, Lycett moved to NYC from England and produced stunning ornamental ceramics for the Faience Manufacturing Company. Over 40 Aesthetic Movement style pieces including plates, vases and decorative ware will be on display as well as Lycett's personal family photographs and formula books. 
                                                              

Aesthetic Ambitions: Edward Lycett and Brooklyn’s Faience Manufacturing Company

Mint Museum Randolph

Woo-Hoo!    Sept. 17, 2011- February 26
Bridges & Levine Galleries

Woo-Hoo! Buy One,   Get One Free!

*Offer valid on  balcony 1 seats at Feb. 22 (7:30 p.m.), Feb. 23 (2 & 7:30 p.m.), and Feb. 26 (7 p.m.) performances.

LIVE: Yankee born and bred, the musical, Jersey Boys, opens  Feb. 22-March 11 at the Belk Theater uptown Charlotte. A must see for baby boomers who actually remember the Four Seasons-hits like, "Big Girls Don't Cry" and "SHHHEEERRRY, Sherry Baby." I could sing those songs in my sleep after growing up hearing them on WABC-radio-with cousin Brucie!

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Note: WOO-HOO's are events that come and go in the blink of an eye! In other words, they have an expiration date, so act fast. Click on the Woo-hoo's to open up links to details and info. 

ABOUT KAREN COHEN (THE YANKEE BLOGGER- ME!)

Location	North Carolina, United States
Introduction	I am a born and bred Yankee from the New Yawk metro area. Say it loud! I tootle around town a lot: tootle means to walk or drive in a leisurely fashion, amble. I worked as a photojournalist for punk rock magazines in the metro area of NYC back in the 80's. I love punk rock and still think the Ramones and Patti Smith Group were some of the best live bands in the universe.  In the 90's, we moved to the rural hills of Appalachia-yeah, that's what I said! and we learned how to SIMPLIFY. Simply put, that meant no running water, no indoor toilet, no heat, no neighbors for a mile around. Might I mention how great that decade of my life was!! (More later...) During that time, I wrote a weekly column called Nature's Way in my local newspaper and TAWKED (pardonez mon accent!), about organic gardening and well, nature! Now I live in the "south" (below the Mason Dixon Line), and have been called a yankee more than once. The funny thing is, we northerners like being called yankees. After all, we named our baseball team, da Yankees. My aim with this blog is to pass on to whomever wishes (not only yankees!) some of my adventures tootling around the south.
Interests	Being a foodie and an organic grower, I eat out often and favor slow cooking and locally produced food. Being a photographer, I snap shots of whatever grabs my fancy and have several exhibits, solo and en mass, here, there and anywhere that I can! I'll let you know about those. I attend at least 10 concerts/shows per year so I can give you advance notice of shows and reviews! I love art, professional,amateur and even student art. I buy it, produce it and attend gallery openings,receptions and exhibits-details will follow!

Transplants and visitors to the Charlotte-Metro area of the USA will find my blog helpful. Remember, it is just one yankee's opinion! Please give me yours! Tips, photos, ideas, I would love to hear and share them. Hit the comment box and leave me your thoughts. Your comments are all screened first before they appear online, just to keep it clean!!